Following a pandemic enforced pause of two years, the Antigua and Barbuda Youth Symphony Orchestra (ABYSO) and the Kanneh-Masons are proud to announce the hosting of their annual flagship collaboration Playing to Inspire 4: An Evening of Musical Excellence. This musical extravaganza will take place on Saturday 16 April 2022 Read more…
The ABYSO welcomed Polish Cellist Magdalena Sas to Antigua for a three week in person cello workshop. Magdalena enjoys a unique and versatile career as a performer, teacher, music advocate and social entrepreneur and is the recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship. Magdelena has been an online mentor with the Read more…
The ABYSO-ROSL partnership continues to provide opportunities for music mentorship and performance at the highest levels of artistic excellence. Following nearly two years of online teaching, the ABYSO held a week of activities with musicians from the UK culminating with a grand concert. The musicians were conductor Lloyd Coleman, violinists Read more…
Braimah, Sheku and Jeneba Kanneh-Mason in collaboration with Florian Leonhard Fine Violins performed a captivating programme of music by Mendelssohn. Each piece was performed in its original form or in arrangements by leading violinists of a previous generation. Donations from the concert were for the benefit of the ABYSO. A Read more…
The ABYSO welcomed New York-based wind repairer Andy Frobig for a second visit to service and repair the Orchestra’s wind instruments. Andy worked with two local trainees, Orlando and Theron, both of whom are members of the ABYSO, to teach them basic repair skills. The team was able to service Read more…
As Antigua and Barbuda and the ABYSO continue to grapple with the challenges of the COVID-19 virus, the ABYSO invited its members to participate in an information-sharing seminar on vaccines. Members were encouraged to ask any questions of our expert panel and did so with openness and candour. The dialogue/webinar Read more…
The ABYSO welcomed Keith Graves of the UK-based charity Luthiers without Borders for his third visit to Antigua. Keith spent 10 days on Island conducting the workshops alongside maintenance work for the ABYSO string instruments. The trainees were Clibert Hector, a veteran of the previous workshops who has developed extensive Read more…
The ABYSO extends thanks to friends of the ABYSO for their donation of musical instruments. A big thank you to David Curtis who donated a double bass and some scores. David was the guest conductor at the ABYSO Evensong in December 2019. Kate and Richard Walsh continue their consistent support Read more…
The ABYSO is thrilled that veteran string tutor, Wendy Max, continues to support the ABYSO Cello programme as a tutor. Wendy is a frequent visitor to Antigua and Barbuda and over her music teaching career has been credited with introducing thousands of children to music, including students in Antigua. Read more…
The ABYSO is thrilled to have three professional music educators on Island as part of its annual Tutors in Residence programme. The ABYSO provides a hybrid year-round training programme of virtual and face to face workshops led by post-conservatory level trained musicians supported by local music teachers. The Tutors in Read more…
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